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. >> thank you, madam chair. thank you for being here, mr. secretary. obviously, very important issue for us, and i want to commend the administration and you and other cabinet level officials for the commitment. and i think much more coordinated commitment to reviving american manufacturing. i am very focused on some of the special initiatives that have been undertaken at nist. you referenced nist in your comments. in particular, the manufacturing extension partnership which i know you're familiar with. within that, in the last couple of years, there's been a special outreach effort called the supplier scouting initiative. and i don't know if you are familiar with that or not, but basically, the idea there is to work harder to find a match between these contracting opportunities with the federal government and domestic manufacturers and suppliers and vendors so that we don't have as many instances where somebody is applying or asserting a waiver should be granted from, say, a buy american provision. because in fact, if you look a little harder, and you
. >> thank you, madam chair. thank you for being here, mr. secretary. obviously, very important issue for us, and i want to commend the administration and you and other cabinet level officials for the commitment. and i think much more coordinated commitment to reviving american manufacturing. i am very focused on some of the special initiatives that have been undertaken at nist. you referenced nist in your comments. in particular, the manufacturing extension partnership which i know...
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madam chair, that's just good law enforcement. as the program has expand, we have also taken care to address concerns raised in certain jurisdictions as mr. thompson note. in particular, we have made some important improvements including considering minor traffic offenses only upon conviction, creating a 24-hour hotline for anyone who believes they are a u.s. citizen, ensuring victims and witnesses of crimes are not inadvertently placed in removal hearings, and developing a strong oversight program in coordination with the department of homeland securities. with regard to the 287-g program, we have 68 active agreements. that number has not changed much over the years. 40 are in a jail setting. 20 involve task forces. eight involve both. the jail model continues to be the most productive by far, accounting for a little over 9,000 of the 9,500 removals this year. the task force model has proved much less productive. we are phasing out most such agreements as a result. for example, of the seven task force agreements we just ended in
madam chair, that's just good law enforcement. as the program has expand, we have also taken care to address concerns raised in certain jurisdictions as mr. thompson note. in particular, we have made some important improvements including considering minor traffic offenses only upon conviction, creating a 24-hour hotline for anyone who believes they are a u.s. citizen, ensuring victims and witnesses of crimes are not inadvertently placed in removal hearings, and developing a strong oversight...
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one final note, madam chairman. i want to thank the committee for its thoughtful bipartisan approach. i have always found the committee's oversight of i.c.e. to have been firm but fair, and the same was true when mr. cuellar was champion -- was chairman himself. and i'm happy to answer any questions that you or the committee may have. >> thank you very much for your testimony, director. i guess i would start off talking about secure communities. as you mentioned, it's been a successful program. that was one of the reasons we wanted to call this hearing today, to do our congressional oversight on the -- and evaluate the program, how it rolled out, where some of the hiccups that we've encountered along the way, and really, i think highlight the successful part of this program. everything that we're doing in regards of border security is not as successful as secure communities. so i think it's good for us to amplify this message a bit about what a successful program it has been. i do think that a critical component in
one final note, madam chairman. i want to thank the committee for its thoughtful bipartisan approach. i have always found the committee's oversight of i.c.e. to have been firm but fair, and the same was true when mr. cuellar was champion -- was chairman himself. and i'm happy to answer any questions that you or the committee may have. >> thank you very much for your testimony, director. i guess i would start off talking about secure communities. as you mentioned, it's been a successful...
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berman, for his opening statement. >> well, thank you very much, madam chairman, and madam secretary, welcome. thanks for being here. at the outset, there were some differences in our view. i would like to commend you for your hard work on north korea. today's announcement to pyongyang has agreed to freeze long-range missile launches, nuclear tests, and uranium enrichment activities and allow the iaea back into the country appears to be an important step on a long and difficult path. you know, the chair knows, i know, we all know that we've been down this road before, and it does remain to be seen whether the north will keep its promises this time. but in a more general sense, i'd like to recognize the tremendous commitment and dedication you have shown to reestablishing the united states, not just as an indispensable power, but as an indispensable partner. you have made it your mission to show the world the best of who we are as americans. eloquently and consistently, you have spoken up for women, for the poor, and for those who human rights and dignity had been trampled. you have el
berman, for his opening statement. >> well, thank you very much, madam chairman, and madam secretary, welcome. thanks for being here. at the outset, there were some differences in our view. i would like to commend you for your hard work on north korea. today's announcement to pyongyang has agreed to freeze long-range missile launches, nuclear tests, and uranium enrichment activities and allow the iaea back into the country appears to be an important step on a long and difficult path. you...
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so thank you, madam chair. >> thank you, madam chair. >> i thank the gentleman. his time is expired. the chair now recognizes mr. sarbanes for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chair. thank you for being here, mr. secretary. obviously, very important issue for us. and i want to commend the administration and you, and other cabinet level officials, for the commitment, and i think much more corded commitment to reviving american manufacturing. i'm very focused on some of the special initiatives that have been undertaken at nist. you referenced nist in your comments, and particular there's the manufacturing extension partnership, which i know you're familiar with. within that, in the last couple of years, there's been a special outreach effort called the supplier scouting initiative, and i don't know if you're familiar with that or not, but basically the idea there is to work harder to find a match between these contracting opportunities with the federal government and domestic manufacturers and suppliers and vendors, so that we don't have as many instances where so
so thank you, madam chair. >> thank you, madam chair. >> i thank the gentleman. his time is expired. the chair now recognizes mr. sarbanes for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chair. thank you for being here, mr. secretary. obviously, very important issue for us. and i want to commend the administration and you, and other cabinet level officials, for the commitment, and i think much more corded commitment to reviving american manufacturing. i'm very focused on some of the...
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madam president, i yield the floor. mr. durbin: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: madam president, those who have followed this debate know that members can disagree, and obviously i disagree with the republican leader on the issue of health care reform. i would say that there are a couple of elements i would add. yes, we expand the medicaid roles. that's health insurance for those in low-income categories, but the federal government picks up the tab. it's not an added expense to the state governments for four or five years, and we're hoping their economy gets better. what about the millions of -- one million kentuckians who are going on the medicaid roles? those one million kentuckians have no health insurance today. will they ever get sick? will they ever show up at the hospital? yes, they will. who will pay their bills? the rest of the folks living in kentucky with health insurance and the rest of us. is that fair? do these people have a personal responsibility to have health insurance as long as we h
madam president, i yield the floor. mr. durbin: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: madam president, those who have followed this debate know that members can disagree, and obviously i disagree with the republican leader on the issue of health care reform. i would say that there are a couple of elements i would add. yes, we expand the medicaid roles. that's health insurance for those in low-income categories, but the federal government picks up the...
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reid: madam president, we are where we are. i think it's very clear from outside sources -- take, for example, i repeat what caro said writing the definitive work on lyndon johnson about the difficult job i've had is because of how the senate has changed because of what has taken place in the last couple years. we have had bills that we have been able to work things out with republicans and that's pleasant. i'm glad we've been able to do. but most of the time we can't do that. we have one republican senator in tense negotiations with pakistan on a lot of very sensitive issues that wants to do something that's outside the scope of rational thinking which holds legislation up. so we've had -- we've tried very hard all different ways to move legislation in this body but for the first time in the history of the country the number-one issue in the senate of the united states has been a procedural thing, how do we get on a bill, a motion to proceed to something. that has taken over the senate and it needs to go away. we shouldn't hav
reid: madam president, we are where we are. i think it's very clear from outside sources -- take, for example, i repeat what caro said writing the definitive work on lyndon johnson about the difficult job i've had is because of how the senate has changed because of what has taken place in the last couple years. we have had bills that we have been able to work things out with republicans and that's pleasant. i'm glad we've been able to do. but most of the time we can't do that. we have one...
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thompson: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, there are areas where t.s.a. needs to improve its performance. on that we can all agree. just last week, g.s.o. released a report for t.s.a. properly overseeing privatized screeners and revealing that some airports with their privatize screeners do not perform as well as their federalized counterparts. i look forward to addressing those areas with my colleagues in the 113th congress. today we have an opportunity to support legislation supported by industry, the obama administration and t.s.a. that has the potential to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of screening baggage. with that, madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to support s. 3542 so it can be sent to the president for his signature and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new york. mr. king: i urge adoption of this bipartisan, commonsense bill, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend t
thompson: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, there are areas where t.s.a. needs to improve its performance. on that we can all agree. just last week, g.s.o. released a report for t.s.a. properly overseeing privatized screeners and revealing that some airports with their privatize screeners do not perform as well as their federalized counterparts. i look forward to addressing those areas with my colleagues in the 113th congress. today we have an opportunity to support legislation supported...
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mississippi, 40 votes. >> madam secretary. on behalf of the great state of mississippi, and our distinguished governor bill ryan i am pleased to cast our 40 votes for governor mitt romney. [ applause ] >> mississippi. >> mississippi, 40. romney. missouri, 52 votes. >> madam secretary, missouri, show me state, missouri tigers are proud to be an n s.e.c. country. home of the world champion st. louis cardinals, the only battleground state that voted republican in 2008. [ applause ] cast three votes for senator santorum, four votes for ron paul. and 45 votes for the next president of the united states, mitt romney! [ applause ] >> missouri. 45. romney. montana. 26 votes. >> madam secretary, from big sky country, the treasure state with our coal, oil, and gas, fueling america. we cast all 26 votes for mitt romney. [ applause ] >> montana, 26. romney. nebraska. 35 votes. >> madam secretary, i'm proud to be from the cornhusker state, a red state. the state with the top ranked college women available team in the nation. home to the be
mississippi, 40 votes. >> madam secretary. on behalf of the great state of mississippi, and our distinguished governor bill ryan i am pleased to cast our 40 votes for governor mitt romney. [ applause ] >> mississippi. >> mississippi, 40. romney. missouri, 52 votes. >> madam secretary, missouri, show me state, missouri tigers are proud to be an n s.e.c. country. home of the world champion st. louis cardinals, the only battleground state that voted republican in 2008. [...
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>> madam chairman? >> yes, mr. ward. >> i think the rules of congress, i know many states have internal rules in place and we can all have one subject matter per bill. what are the rules that you go by in congress? >> we do not have a rule that says only one subject matter per bill. what we seek to do is to limit it and narrow those bills as much as we possibly can, because i think in the previous speaker, prior to speaker boehner, that was great frustration with 2700 page bills and having to pass it to read to find out what was in it. >> thank you, madam chairman. >> gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. >> could recall the question, please? >> question can be called, okay. all in favor of calling the question? all opposed? question has been called for. mr. kerby's amendment, gr-21, the language highlighted and on the screen in front of you. all in favor of mr. kerby's amendment to say aye. all opposed? the amendment fails. at this time we move to page six, line eight. the u.s. postal system. we go through l
>> madam chairman? >> yes, mr. ward. >> i think the rules of congress, i know many states have internal rules in place and we can all have one subject matter per bill. what are the rules that you go by in congress? >> we do not have a rule that says only one subject matter per bill. what we seek to do is to limit it and narrow those bills as much as we possibly can, because i think in the previous speaker, prior to speaker boehner, that was great frustration with 2700...
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east side where soccer mom turned madam ran a brought e brothel. she says she had sources in the nypd, dea and other police agencies kristin davis notorious former madam. is that podible she had the inside sources? >> i think not only is it possible but it's likely. they are not law enforcement sources i think it goes up to the top. you cannot be in a criminal enterprise for over ten years without having been tipped off. >> famed defense attorney arthur eye dal law she is saying she had sources in manhattan da's awes. >> the they have been examining this case for many years. if if they do have someone inside their association, their organization who is helping her, i would think that that is going to be coming out maybe not now, what their hope would be a plea and thit never has to come out. 2 million for essentially what is a victimless crime. what do you think the psychology is on that? >> i think personally it is unconscionable. it's a collective effort to try to break her to try to get the little black book to try to figure out who the next cli
east side where soccer mom turned madam ran a brought e brothel. she says she had sources in the nypd, dea and other police agencies kristin davis notorious former madam. is that podible she had the inside sources? >> i think not only is it possible but it's likely. they are not law enforcement sources i think it goes up to the top. you cannot be in a criminal enterprise for over ten years without having been tipped off. >> famed defense attorney arthur eye dal law she is saying she...
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east side where soccer mom turned madam ran a brought e brothel. she says she had sources in the nypd, dea and other police agencies kristin davis notorious former madam. is that podible she had the inside sources? >> i think not only is it possible but it's likely. they are not law enforcement sources i think it goes up to the top. you cannot be in a criminal enterprise for over ten years without having been tipped off. >> famed defense attorney arthur eye dal law she is saying she had sources in manhattan da's awes. >> the they have been examining this case for many years. if if they do have someone inside their association, their organization who is helping her, i would think that that is going to be coming out maybe not now, what their hope would be a plea and thit never has to come out. 2 million for essentially what is a victimless crime. what do you think the psychology is on that? >> i think personally it is unconscionable. it's a collective effort to try to break her to try to get the little black book to try to figure out who the next cli
east side where soccer mom turned madam ran a brought e brothel. she says she had sources in the nypd, dea and other police agencies kristin davis notorious former madam. is that podible she had the inside sources? >> i think not only is it possible but it's likely. they are not law enforcement sources i think it goes up to the top. you cannot be in a criminal enterprise for over ten years without having been tipped off. >> famed defense attorney arthur eye dal law she is saying she...
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thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock: thank you, madam speaker. long ago jefferson warned that the natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. the exceptions to that rule have been few and far between recently and they ought to be celebrated when they occur. as one did just this past week with the announcement that supporters of the so-called stop online privacy act and the protect intellectual property act have indefinitely postponed their measures after an unprecedented protest across the internet. sopa and pipa pose a crippling danger to the internet because of a copyright infringement as an excuse for government to intrude upon and regulate the very essence of the internet, the unrestricted and absolutely free association that links site to site, providing infinite pathways for commerce, discourse, and lea
thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock: thank you, madam speaker. long ago jefferson warned that the natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. the exceptions to that rule have been few and far between recently and they ought to be celebrated when they occur. as one did just this past week with...
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madam president, i want to thank him. madam president, article 1, section 9, of the u.s. constitution simply states -- quote -- "no money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law." end quote. fairly simple statement, like a lot of things in the constitution, but is loaded with importance. we often talk about this clause as a power given to congress in the constitution. and i think that's true. but i'd also classify it as a responsibility. it is our responsibility as a congress to write annual appropriations laws to fund the government's commitments to its citizens. it's our responsibility to do that. the principle of appropriation is a basic rule of governing. and i think that a lot of people would agree that we've lost sight of many of the basics around here. but the basics, i believe, are important, and i'd like to get back to them. that includes the senate and hopefully the house passing the annual appropriations bills through what we call the regular order. and this is where i want to thank the two leaders: senator mcconnell an
madam president, i want to thank him. madam president, article 1, section 9, of the u.s. constitution simply states -- quote -- "no money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law." end quote. fairly simple statement, like a lot of things in the constitution, but is loaded with importance. we often talk about this clause as a power given to congress in the constitution. and i think that's true. but i'd also classify it as a responsibility. it is...
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i yield back, madam president. mrs. murray: madam president, thank you. and i thank the senator and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. mr. kohl: i ask consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kohl: madam president, i'm here today to talk about the state of manufacturing in this country, how we can do better and how we can create more jobs here at home. the bring jobs home act is a good bill that will help keep jobs in this country and help businesses bring more jobs back here home. it would be especially good for manufacturing and manufacturing, as we you will know is a critical part of our economy. a healthy manufacturing sector is key to better jobs, rising productivity, and higher standards of living. every individual and industry depends on manufactured goods and the production of these goods creates the quality jobs that keep so many american families healthy and strong. that is why we
i yield back, madam president. mrs. murray: madam president, thank you. and i thank the senator and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. mr. kohl: i ask consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kohl: madam president, i'm here today to talk about the state of manufacturing in this country, how we can do better and how we can create...
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madam clerk backs -- madam clerk? >> this is an information item. commissioner campos: welcome back. >> my report is on your desks. to the chair's point, it feels very good to be back. thank you for your remarks and your concern that all of you had expressed. i will try to be very brief. we are waiting for a puff of smoke in d.c. about the new transportation act, but i predict we will see an extension of the existing one first, because in order for that puff of smoke to happen, the final conference committee has to be released to the entire house and senate by tomorrow, and i'm not sure we're ready for that. so, we'll see a delay of days, or perhaps a week. there are some important issues at stake. and not talking about the keystone pipeline, which unfortunately as part of this debate. but things like the news starts program which the republicans in the house want to reduce in size. library projects and so on. and which the senate, of course wants to maintain at the current level. and the tiger program, which the house would like to zero out in the
madam clerk backs -- madam clerk? >> this is an information item. commissioner campos: welcome back. >> my report is on your desks. to the chair's point, it feels very good to be back. thank you for your remarks and your concern that all of you had expressed. i will try to be very brief. we are waiting for a puff of smoke in d.c. about the new transportation act, but i predict we will see an extension of the existing one first, because in order for that puff of smoke to happen, the...
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madam secretary, the palestinians simply refuse to engage seriously in peace talks. my sad conclusion is that palestinian leaders don't have the will or the desire to make the compromises necessary to achieve peace. they don't want to engage seriously because they know that in the end they won't be able to do the deal. that's what happened at camp david in 2000, at taba in 2001 and in the olmert talks in 2008. and now nearly two decades after oslo, i see they have the prospect they will have to relinquish the so-called right of return and recognize israel as a jewish state, two critical elements of any peace deal. i find that disturbing. meanwhile the israelis continue to say they'll negotiate any time any place. if palestinian leaders really want state hood, they'll have to show it both through their public commitments and by engaging in serious negotiations with israel. if they try to circumvent negotiations by taking their case to the united nations, they'll get no recognition from the united states and they won't get the time of day from the u.s. congress. the on
madam secretary, the palestinians simply refuse to engage seriously in peace talks. my sad conclusion is that palestinian leaders don't have the will or the desire to make the compromises necessary to achieve peace. they don't want to engage seriously because they know that in the end they won't be able to do the deal. that's what happened at camp david in 2000, at taba in 2001 and in the olmert talks in 2008. and now nearly two decades after oslo, i see they have the prospect they will have to...
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duncan. >> thank you, madam chairman. let me pause to say thank you for arranging a tour of the port of baltimore with the coast guard to read recently where i and you had the opportunity to witness some of the things the ranking member is talking about. the scrutiny of manifest, looking at the country of origin, scoffs of the shift that's carrying the containers, possible interdiction to read multiple places along the way, and then the active screening in the port for the radioactive material chemical and biological issues. and so when you think about the number of ports in this country and the number of containers that come in and i am amazed that we are able to do as well of each other as we did. and i commend the gentleman that are doing that implementing the policy of this country every day to keep us safe. so thank you and thanks for educating me. i guess the question i have is mcaleenan -- >> mcaleenan, sir tristram thank you pittard i wasn't here for the introductions, madam chairman, so i apologize. kim cdp effec
duncan. >> thank you, madam chairman. let me pause to say thank you for arranging a tour of the port of baltimore with the coast guard to read recently where i and you had the opportunity to witness some of the things the ranking member is talking about. the scrutiny of manifest, looking at the country of origin, scoffs of the shift that's carrying the containers, possible interdiction to read multiple places along the way, and then the active screening in the port for the radioactive...
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madame lagarde also knows this is a tough town, and even g.o. economics is sometimes a contact sport. i just hope the fact of it being a tough town is not connected with her limited mobility here today. she also knows, as we do all, that this is a season in washington distinguished by two things, cherry blossoms, and the fund-bank meetings. the latter of those is what she will talk about this morning. she will give us insight into the activities and the meetings that will take place here during the week ahead. she will be talking about the state of the global economy. she will be giving us some thoughts on what it will take to keep the recovery on track, what it will take to assure there will be growth and indeed smart growth in the global economy, and i suspect the subject of europe will also come up, which makes it particularly appropriate that a distinguished fellow of the brookings institution and another great european would be with us here to participate in this conversation. this event is sponsored and under the aegis of our global econom
madame lagarde also knows this is a tough town, and even g.o. economics is sometimes a contact sport. i just hope the fact of it being a tough town is not connected with her limited mobility here today. she also knows, as we do all, that this is a season in washington distinguished by two things, cherry blossoms, and the fund-bank meetings. the latter of those is what she will talk about this morning. she will give us insight into the activities and the meetings that will take place here during...
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. >> thank you, madam chair. >> thank you, mrs. secretary. >> thank you, madam chair and secretary. i have a couple of written questions i want to submit for your consideration. madam secretary, this may be be one of the last times together, so i wan to thank you for reestablishing america's influence abroad especially towards the asia pacific region. as you aptly stated, and i quote, the future of politics will be decided in asia, not in afghanistan or iraq. and the united states will be right at the center of the action. thanks to your efforts, madam secretary, i believe the united states will be front and center, so i thank you for bucking tradition for your first trip overseas. on your first trip overseas you visited asia to convey a strong message that america's relationship across the asia pacific region are in dispen dispensable in your many trips since then, cambodia, myanmar, south korea, japan and beyond you have been about the commitment of making strategic commitments that will pay dividends many times over. i applaud you for recognizing the importance of pacific island
. >> thank you, madam chair. >> thank you, mrs. secretary. >> thank you, madam chair and secretary. i have a couple of written questions i want to submit for your consideration. madam secretary, this may be be one of the last times together, so i wan to thank you for reestablishing america's influence abroad especially towards the asia pacific region. as you aptly stated, and i quote, the future of politics will be decided in asia, not in afghanistan or iraq. and the united...
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clay: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. clay: madam speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. farenthold: madam speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3501. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3501, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 125 kerr avenue in rome city, indiana, as the s.p.c. nicholas scott hartge post office. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. farenthold, and the gentleman from missouri, mr. clay, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. farenthold:
clay: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. clay: madam speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. farenthold: madam speaker, i move the house...
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kerry: i thank my colleague, madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. kerry: madam president, thank you very much. i thank my colleague for his courtesy. i'm perfectly happy to wait. i'm going to wait and listen to his comments anyway. we've got a little thing going on here back and forth. i want to thank chairman leahy for his work on the judiciary committee in helping to bring this nomination to the floor, and obviously senator brown and i are here together, having worked together to choose this nominee to send his name to the white house, and we're very grateful, both of us, to president obama for acting favorably on this nonpartisan recommendation which we made. we're grateful to the other members of the judiciary committee who approved the nomination that brought it to the floor expeditiously so we can fill a very important vacancy in massachusetts. i think both of us believe that the president could not have nominated a more qualified individual than judge hillman. he's already a judge, as
kerry: i thank my colleague, madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. kerry: madam president, thank you very much. i thank my colleague for his courtesy. i'm perfectly happy to wait. i'm going to wait and listen to his comments anyway. we've got a little thing going on here back and forth. i want to thank chairman leahy for his work on the judiciary committee in helping to bring this nomination to the floor, and obviously senator brown and i are here together,...
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with that, madam chair, i yield back the balance of my time. >> i thank the gentleman. the chair recognizes the ranking member of the full committee, the gentleman from mississippi, mr. thompson. >> thank you very much, madam chair, i appreciate you calling this hearing, and i appreciate our witnesses for their participation also. today's hearing comes as a critical juncture in a department of homeland security's efforts to secure maritime cargo entering our nation's ports. later this year, july 12, 2012, marks the deadline for achieving 100% scanning of maritime cargo before it arrives in the u.s.. pursuant to the implementation recommendations of the 9/11 commission act of 2007. in other words, the law requires all u.s. bound cargo be scanned either through non-intrusive scanning machines or receive a physical examination. today, it is widely acknowledged that dhs will not meet this deadline. i'm a person, and i understand fulfilling these requirements are no easy task. those of us who supported the precision hope to spur cargo security at this point even if the initi
with that, madam chair, i yield back the balance of my time. >> i thank the gentleman. the chair recognizes the ranking member of the full committee, the gentleman from mississippi, mr. thompson. >> thank you very much, madam chair, i appreciate you calling this hearing, and i appreciate our witnesses for their participation also. today's hearing comes as a critical juncture in a department of homeland security's efforts to secure maritime cargo entering our nation's ports. later...
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royce, thank you, madam secretary. >> thank you, madam chair, madam secretary. glad to have you back. i want to say thank you for following up with co-chair chris smith, chairman smith is i with the bosnian caucus and the fact they have a new government in place, we hope that continued u.s. and international support can help move them forward. so thank you for that. i also wanted to commend you on the recently announced international partnership, the climate between air coalition to reduce short-term pollutants. it underscored the nature of the challenge as well as the advantages to working with our partners at the u.n. and around the world. i wanted to ask, has that investment paid off in terms of stronger commitments by developing countries? and can we count on them to continue and fulfill those commitments if we are not hon honoring our pledges? raising that, congressman, because wehae change and the consequences of climate change pose national security problems to us, and so we are looking for ways to try to move forward where we can and take practical steps
royce, thank you, madam secretary. >> thank you, madam chair, madam secretary. glad to have you back. i want to say thank you for following up with co-chair chris smith, chairman smith is i with the bosnian caucus and the fact they have a new government in place, we hope that continued u.s. and international support can help move them forward. so thank you for that. i also wanted to commend you on the recently announced international partnership, the climate between air coalition to...
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because this must be at the store madam chancellor and when you are being criticized harshly. for increasing germany's dependence on. russian energy resources and maybe president putin can comment on this as well. sixty you would all be in. i'm not sure whether. i'm a target for criticism or a reason for dependency as far as energy is concerned russia is a reliable partner we have seen this for decades we have seen that many large german companies have a long term contract with russia and the north stream pipeline has evolved from in the german russian project into russian you would be in project money and ever more companies and countries in europe who are joining this project we have just hosted. a twenty three summit of people to state cooperation and. we have completed the situation with energy supplies to what we had some five years ago and nowadays the situation is fundamentally different there is that much less to no criticism. or europe has many other opportunities for receiving gas is that for example there is also norway which is also part of the of the both take cou
because this must be at the store madam chancellor and when you are being criticized harshly. for increasing germany's dependence on. russian energy resources and maybe president putin can comment on this as well. sixty you would all be in. i'm not sure whether. i'm a target for criticism or a reason for dependency as far as energy is concerned russia is a reliable partner we have seen this for decades we have seen that many large german companies have a long term contract with russia and the...
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bonamici: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, madam speaker. this is an important week for the united states. as we host the international aids conference for the first time in 22 years. decades ago our country made the shameful decision that no one who's h.i.v. positive could enter our borders. with the president's lifting of that ban and better attention to the aids crisis, along with the advent of drugs that help those with h.i.v. live longer, we are approaching what we should have always been, a global leader in the fight against aids. countless oregonians have been affected by aids. i personally lost friends to aids. and as of june 30, more than 5,600 people in oregon were living with h.i.v. it's time to eliminate the stigma associated with hiv-aids, focus on prevention, treatment and care. the participants at the conference this week show immense dedication to the fight against h.i.v. and aids. both in the u.s. and abroad. congress should have the same dedication. funding for prevention and treatment programs is crucial, as is funding for
bonamici: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, madam speaker. this is an important week for the united states. as we host the international aids conference for the first time in 22 years. decades ago our country made the shameful decision that no one who's h.i.v. positive could enter our borders. with the president's lifting of that ban and better attention to the aids crisis, along with the advent of drugs that help those with h.i.v. live longer, we are approaching what we should have always...
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thank you, madam chair. i rise today to offer an amendment of h.r. 3581, the budget accounting and transparency act. my amendment restores a critical step that was skipped by my republican colleagues. you see, we never once had a hearing in the budget committee devoted specifically to exploring the main proposal contained in this bill, the use of fair value estimates to determine the cost of federal loans. if i could change that, i would, but my republican colleagues have pushed this bill to the floor. when many shake their heads at political gamesmanship that has dominated this institution, my amendment asks that we be objectably smart rather than just politically savvy about a policy decision with major repercussions. if this legislation took effect this year, c.b.o. estimated we would see the federal deficit jump by $55 billion. this is a bill that would impact things like housing loans, student loans, small business loans and even our mortgage guaranteed programs for vets. it would create the appearance
thank you, madam chair. i rise today to offer an amendment of h.r. 3581, the budget accounting and transparency act. my amendment restores a critical step that was skipped by my republican colleagues. you see, we never once had a hearing in the budget committee devoted specifically to exploring the main proposal contained in this bill, the use of fair value estimates to determine the cost of federal loans. if i could change that, i would, but my republican colleagues have pushed this bill to...
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. >>> man attorney for an accused soccer mom madam is ready to offer her his him. he offered to put up his manhattan loft as securityxd for anna gristina's $2 million bail. gristina is accused of running a high priced escort service for years. >>> every six minutes a child is injured in a fall down the stairs. that's a sobering statistic from researchers who studied children under the age of five for several years. it really is a call is for parents to make sure their home is ready for toddlers. roosevelt leftwich joins us with the latest. >> reporter: it happens very fassments researchers at hopkins has been working with families for years on ways to make their home safe for children. overall children injured in accidents is down 12%. stairs are one hear that cannot be ignored. it's probably the first big accomplishment in a baby's life, climbing the couch or climbing the stairs. jennifer and teresa's kids prefer to climb over the old aluminum bleachers. it's fun. when this comes time to go home, the stairs in the house are off limits. >> something like stairs you
. >>> man attorney for an accused soccer mom madam is ready to offer her his him. he offered to put up his manhattan loft as securityxd for anna gristina's $2 million bail. gristina is accused of running a high priced escort service for years. >>> every six minutes a child is injured in a fall down the stairs. that's a sobering statistic from researchers who studied children under the age of five for several years. it really is a call is for parents to make sure their home is...
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poe: thank you, madam speaker. recently i heard from jacqueline, a small business owner in southeast texas, and here's what she said. business owners who want to succeed put their heart and soul into their business. they are the ones who get there at the crack of dawn and leave after everyone else has long settled in for the night. i have been a small business owner and i know a great many others like me, and nobody did anything for us. we did it ourselves and the only thing the government did for us was to tax us. apparently this president disagrees with jacqueline's statement. according to the administration, quote, if you got a business you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen. so the president is infering that government should get the credit for the success of entrepreneurs. he is wrong, madam speaker. people are the reason for americans' success, not government. americans have the vision, creativity and audacity to pursue a dream, not the government. americans risk their life savings, not knowing
poe: thank you, madam speaker. recently i heard from jacqueline, a small business owner in southeast texas, and here's what she said. business owners who want to succeed put their heart and soul into their business. they are the ones who get there at the crack of dawn and leave after everyone else has long settled in for the night. i have been a small business owner and i know a great many others like me, and nobody did anything for us. we did it ourselves and the only thing the government did...
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madam president, i yield the floor. >> madame president. the american people should see again, and, again, it again. we are engaged in a filibuster. a way to divert attention from what we're doing today, to obstruct as indicated in the oxford english dictionary -- a filibuster is to obstruct progress in the legislative a cent -- legislative assembly. madam president, why should we pass this bill before the body today and help a million businesses -- create a million jobs. it gives small business, not paris hilton small businesses across america today, a tax credit for hiring new people? it will allow them to write off things they purchased which would create more jobs. madam president, we have here in big, las vegas, neon flashing on and off science that says grover norquist has won again. to the people out there watching -- who is grover norquist? he is this guy that goes to the republicans and says what to be kind enough to sign a pledge for me. that pledge says i want you to do with the american people don't want, and that is we will not
madam president, i yield the floor. >> madame president. the american people should see again, and, again, it again. we are engaged in a filibuster. a way to divert attention from what we're doing today, to obstruct as indicated in the oxford english dictionary -- a filibuster is to obstruct progress in the legislative a cent -- legislative assembly. madam president, why should we pass this bill before the body today and help a million businesses -- create a million jobs. it gives small...
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it is also the first time that madame lagarde has been here in her capacity as managing director of the imf. she obviously knows the fund very well she knows its book of business. she knows this town very well as well. she was an exchange student at holton arms up off river road once upon a time. we won't dwell on how long ago and around that same time, she worked as an intern i would guess in the office of then congressman bill cullen of maine and that was at the time of the watergate and nixon impeachment period so that must have been quite a busy and exciting time to be in the congress. i might add, madame lagarde knows that this is a tough town and even request geo economics is sometimes a contact sport. i just hope the fact of it being a tough town is not connected with her limited mobility here today. she also knows as do we all that this is a season in washington that is distinguished by two things, cherry blossoms and the fund bank meetings so that's this latter of those is what she's going to talk to us about this morning. she's going to give us some insight into the activities
it is also the first time that madame lagarde has been here in her capacity as managing director of the imf. she obviously knows the fund very well she knows its book of business. she knows this town very well as well. she was an exchange student at holton arms up off river road once upon a time. we won't dwell on how long ago and around that same time, she worked as an intern i would guess in the office of then congressman bill cullen of maine and that was at the time of the watergate and...
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romney. >> nebraska, 35 votes. >> madame secretary. i am proud to be from the cornhusker state. a red state. the state with the top-ranked college women's volleyball team in the nation. home to the best annual collegiate sporting events of the nation, omaha's college world series. a state that is the land of the city of sandhills, from where our next u.s. senator, deb fisher, a rancher and small-business person hails. and when she is elected, every federal office and every statewide office in nebraska will be held by a republican. [cheers] >> estate led by dead dave heineman who has balanced the state budget without raising taxes. the nebraska delegation proudly casts 33 votes for the next president of the united states, mitt romney. [cheers] >> nebraska, 33. romney, nevada, 28 votes. >> in nevada, freedom is not a word, it's a way of life. the silver state is well represented here at the national convention. we have delegates, the home of entertainment. >> the 2012 republican party nominee for the republican president of the united states. they are going to be one of these next
romney. >> nebraska, 35 votes. >> madame secretary. i am proud to be from the cornhusker state. a red state. the state with the top-ranked college women's volleyball team in the nation. home to the best annual collegiate sporting events of the nation, omaha's college world series. a state that is the land of the city of sandhills, from where our next u.s. senator, deb fisher, a rancher and small-business person hails. and when she is elected, every federal office and every statewide...
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loving mom or millionaire madam? the lawyer for a suburban new york woman makes an unusual offer to help his client make >>> time to check out today's daily deals. >> if today's weather makes you want to get outdoors, living social has one for the whole family. >> pay $17 for adults or kids older than 10. or $10 for the younger ones and take part in a 5k in fairfax. the stride for success is family friendly for all ages and skill levels. the proceeds go to community programs helping underserved kids in northern virginia. >>> after you can treat yourself on groupon here, pay $20 and get $40 online for orders of carol's cookies. the homemade cookies weigh nearly a half pound each and come in 11 different flavors. more than 100 people have picked up this deal. you want to eat those then exercise. >> that sounds great, doesn't it? >>> whens into 4 at 4 comes back, a restaurant review becomes a big talker online, not because of what she wrote, but because of the restaurant she reviewed. >>> a summer road trip is in the w
loving mom or millionaire madam? the lawyer for a suburban new york woman makes an unusual offer to help his client make >>> time to check out today's daily deals. >> if today's weather makes you want to get outdoors, living social has one for the whole family. >> pay $17 for adults or kids older than 10. or $10 for the younger ones and take part in a 5k in fairfax. the stride for success is family friendly for all ages and skill levels. the proceeds go to community...
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thank you, madam chairman. i yield two minutes to the distinguished member of the ways and means committee, the gentlelady from kansas, ms. jenkins. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. jenkins: the president's tax health care law has null created bureaucracy -- newly created bureaucracies. but perhaps the worst is the independent payment advisory board. this board of 15 arbitrarily appointed bureaucrats is charged with slashing medicare reimbursement rates, which will drastically raise the cost of medicine to our seniors. the ipab have no mandate to improve patient care. its mandate is to meet a budget and it may ultimately lead to the rationing of care for our senior citizens. the ipab gives these bureaucrats unprecedented power with no accountability, no judicial review and no requirement for transparency. the simple fact is the american people don't want and certainly don't need bureaucrats coming between us and our doctors. so today we ask for repeal of the ipab, but we will also ma
thank you, madam chairman. i yield two minutes to the distinguished member of the ways and means committee, the gentlelady from kansas, ms. jenkins. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. jenkins: the president's tax health care law has null created bureaucracy -- newly created bureaucracies. but perhaps the worst is the independent payment advisory board. this board of 15 arbitrarily appointed bureaucrats is charged with slashing medicare reimbursement rates, which will...
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a senator: madam president? a senator: thank you, madam president. mr. barrasso: thank you, madam president. i'd like to take a few minutes today to talk about our nation's economy. this speech is not about the economy that we wish we had. this speech is not about the economy that we used to have. this is about the economy that we have today. by now, americans are all too familiar with the bad economic news. front page of today's "wall street journal" provides little respite from that bad news. it reads -- and here's the headline, front page -- "household income sinks" -- sinks -- "to 1995 level." say that again. "household income sinks to 1995 level." the president talks about moving forward but the reality is that the american paychecks are moving backward. the article goes on to describe a report from the census bureau, a report that illustrates what millions of americans already know -- we're not better off than we were last year, or the year before, or the year before that. in fact, the census bureau data shows that household incomes in 2011 fell fo
a senator: madam president? a senator: thank you, madam president. mr. barrasso: thank you, madam president. i'd like to take a few minutes today to talk about our nation's economy. this speech is not about the economy that we wish we had. this speech is not about the economy that we used to have. this is about the economy that we have today. by now, americans are all too familiar with the bad economic news. front page of today's "wall street journal" provides little respite from that...
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engel of new york. >> thank you, madam chair. welcome, madam secretary. the united states is proud of you, but in new york we're especially proud of you. i want to ask three questions. i'll try to do them one at a time. i've just come back from a trip to israel where i've met with people at the highest levels of government. there is a big fear in israel that the united states is adjusting to the containment of iranian nuclear weapons rather than stopping them at all costs. and as you, of course, know, we have said that sanctions work. many in israel believe if we wait too long we'll be at the point of no return and iran will not be stopped at all. can you please comment on that and assure us we are not for a position of containment? >> our policy, congressman, is prevention. our policy is to prevent iran from attaining nuclear weapons capability. we have a two-track policy, pressure and engagement. we are pursuing both simultaneously to that end. >> okay. thank you. i want to speak with you about the balkans. you and i had several discussions in the past
engel of new york. >> thank you, madam chair. welcome, madam secretary. the united states is proud of you, but in new york we're especially proud of you. i want to ask three questions. i'll try to do them one at a time. i've just come back from a trip to israel where i've met with people at the highest levels of government. there is a big fear in israel that the united states is adjusting to the containment of iranian nuclear weapons rather than stopping them at all costs. and as you, of...
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. -- madam president. mr. whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. i -- thank you, madam president. i rise today to talk about the changes that the affordable care act is making to the way that care is delivered in our health care system. this is a topic that has not received much public attention. instead, the public debate has largely focused on contentious flash points like the individual mandate or preposterous false claims about death panels or rationing or socialized medicine. while these contentious debates have raged on, there has been a quiet, steady, and important effort made by the health care industry, by state and local leaders rs anleaders, and by tha administration to improve our model of health care delivery. progress made on these efforts is steadily transforming the care that is delivered under our health care system from care that is disorganized and fragmented and often riddled with error, to care that is coordinated, efficient, and the
. -- madam president. mr. whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. i -- thank you, madam president. i rise today to talk about the changes that the affordable care act is making to the way that care is delivered in our health care system. this is a topic that has not received much public attention. instead, the public debate has largely focused on contentious flash points like the individual mandate or...
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madam clerk, could you call the roll? >> [roll call] we have a quorum. commissioner campos: thank you. if you could call item two. >> this is an action item. commissioner campos: at this point, i would like to open up for public comment. seeing none, public comment is closed. can we take that without objection? madam clerk, can you please call item three? colleagues, i have a very brief report today. i would like to begin by welcoming back our executive director. glad to see you are recovering, and we certainly have missed having you here, but we are appreciative of the facts that you are first and foremost taking care of yourself. we wish you the best of luck. i also want to take the opportunity to thank the amazing work of your staff, including the deputies, all of these senior staff for the transportation authority who have risen -- who have represented you very well. i want to thank them. in terms of my report today, i would think the most significant thing that this happened since our last meeting is the financial close on the public- private partne
madam clerk, could you call the roll? >> [roll call] we have a quorum. commissioner campos: thank you. if you could call item two. >> this is an action item. commissioner campos: at this point, i would like to open up for public comment. seeing none, public comment is closed. can we take that without objection? madam clerk, can you please call item three? colleagues, i have a very brief report today. i would like to begin by welcoming back our executive director. glad to see you are...
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so i want to welcome her, and i thank you, madam chair, for the opportunity to do so. >> thank you. and i just want to point out that there is a hearing going on in the health subcommittee with a cabinet secretary. so a lot of members are bouncing in and out. if they're able to attend, i want to thank the members who are here. >> madam chairman, that's where i was until i figured out i was in wrong place. >> i'm glad you figured out. but we do have three panels before us today. each of our witnesses has prepared an opening statement that will be placed into the record. each of you will have five minutes to summarize the statement in your remarks. the good news is the clock is working and there is a timer in front of you now. on the first panel we have the honorable gil kerlikowske. good morning, director, and once again thank you very much for being here. we're happy to recognize you now for five minutes for your statement. >> thank you, chairman and ranking member butterfield and distinguished members of the subcommittee. it's a great opportunity for us to update you on this import
so i want to welcome her, and i thank you, madam chair, for the opportunity to do so. >> thank you. and i just want to point out that there is a hearing going on in the health subcommittee with a cabinet secretary. so a lot of members are bouncing in and out. if they're able to attend, i want to thank the members who are here. >> madam chairman, that's where i was until i figured out i was in wrong place. >> i'm glad you figured out. but we do have three panels before us...
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madam chairman, thank you. >> juror cardin. >> thank you. i want to follow up on a point from yesterday. and that is the chicago summit will not be an enlargement summit. and i got the secretary-general's view on how we deal with nations we hope one day will be part of nato. my concern is it's been that ability or desire to join either the european union or nato that has been a motivating factor to accelerate democratic reforms in many countries of europe. we've seen that work successfully. i think there must be some disappointment that the summit will not be an enlargement summit. montenegro and macedonia were very close on their plans. we have the issues with bosnia where they've made significant progress and not quite met the target dates but they are moving possible in a way. georgia has made substantial progress. they may not have reached the plateau for formal acceptance, but i think the sill nal being sent is we'll have the ex panks of nato. on a parallel path the eu has been slow on expansion because of the economic problems of europ
madam chairman, thank you. >> juror cardin. >> thank you. i want to follow up on a point from yesterday. and that is the chicago summit will not be an enlargement summit. and i got the secretary-general's view on how we deal with nations we hope one day will be part of nato. my concern is it's been that ability or desire to join either the european union or nato that has been a motivating factor to accelerate democratic reforms in many countries of europe. we've seen that work...
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maine, 37 votes. >> madame secretary. maine is so pleased that you have ceded all arab delegates in this convention on like our friends in tampa. maine turned red overnight in 2010 but we will turn blue and deliver all four of our electoral votes to the democratic candidate for the sixth election in a row. tonight we're honored to deliver 35 delegates for the nomination of president barack obama. [applause] casting 35u, maine, votes for barack obama. maryland. 124 votes. [applause] >> madam secretary, mdaryland, the land of the free and the home of the brave, the number one state for entrepreneurship, the number one state for four years in a row for public education in america has a great vote to cast here but we have a couple more things we would like to share with you. >> working with our great gov. martin o'malley, being -- having driven down violent crime by 30%, made college education more affordable for the people are state, looking forward to the baltimore orioles' winning the world series, and the ribbons, the red
maine, 37 votes. >> madame secretary. maine is so pleased that you have ceded all arab delegates in this convention on like our friends in tampa. maine turned red overnight in 2010 but we will turn blue and deliver all four of our electoral votes to the democratic candidate for the sixth election in a row. tonight we're honored to deliver 35 delegates for the nomination of president barack obama. [applause] casting 35u, maine, votes for barack obama. maryland. 124 votes. [applause]...
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madam chair. gr13 is a simple amendment, um, stating what we all know. the republicans in congress and governor romney are resolved to keeping medicare available as it stands for americans 55 and older. i think it is very important that we state this clearly in our platform. this amendment will add the sentence after "billions of dollars every year," page 2, line 21, we will add: "we can do this without making any changes for those in or near retirement." thank you. >> i thank the gentlelady for the amendment, and, again, we are on page 2, line 21. the -- it has been added and highlighted on your screen. does the gentlelady have a second to her amendment? >> second. >> the amendment has been seconded. is there discussion? mr. fagen? >> my amendment, which is next, is very similar to this one. or not similar, but i want to roll it into this one. >> so the gentleman would seek to withdraw his amendment and support this amendment? >> and put an addition in this one, a friendly amendment. um, right af
madam chair. gr13 is a simple amendment, um, stating what we all know. the republicans in congress and governor romney are resolved to keeping medicare available as it stands for americans 55 and older. i think it is very important that we state this clearly in our platform. this amendment will add the sentence after "billions of dollars every year," page 2, line 21, we will add: "we can do this without making any changes for those in or near retirement." thank you. >>...
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madam president, i yield the floor. mr. whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, let me first thank the distinguished senator from illinois for his determined efforts and my senior colleague in this body, senator jack reed, for his determined efforts to try to get to a resolution that will prevent the student loan interest rates from doubling. i'm here today to speak about another problem in which something very important to ordinary americans is also being jammed up as a result of obstruction and intransigence. and in my case it is the highway bill. we had a march 31 deadline, the house and the senate, to get a highway bill done. the national did its job. we -- the senate did its job. the house did not do its job. they failed to get a highway bill done. let me point out that we've been doing highway bills in congress back since the eisenhower administration, and this is not rocket science. so it is telling that the body at the other end of this building could not get a highway
madam president, i yield the floor. mr. whitehouse: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, let me first thank the distinguished senator from illinois for his determined efforts and my senior colleague in this body, senator jack reed, for his determined efforts to try to get to a resolution that will prevent the student loan interest rates from doubling. i'm here today to speak about another problem in which something very...
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thank you, madam speaker. this past week i had the privilege of visiting fire machine systems in patterson, new york, in our beautiful hudson valley district 19. 30 years in hudson valley making the big machines that make components for manufacturers around the world. local employer, loads of potential, being held back by nearly every aspect of federal policy. ms. hayworth: trade, environment, education, financial services and health care all burdening this great local business. but the number one problem that mr. fire would like us to fix here in the federal government is the federal deficit. so as we approach our work this year, i will keep this vividly in mind. we must have sympathy, respect and a sense of awe for our hardworking, hard-pressed taxpayers and job creators. they are the true engine, not the federal government. they are the true engine of growth and the ultimate purchaser and securer of our liberties. and i yield back. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields ba
thank you, madam speaker. this past week i had the privilege of visiting fire machine systems in patterson, new york, in our beautiful hudson valley district 19. 30 years in hudson valley making the big machines that make components for manufacturers around the world. local employer, loads of potential, being held back by nearly every aspect of federal policy. ms. hayworth: trade, environment, education, financial services and health care all burdening this great local business. but the number...
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madam secretary, this year north carolina will be wolf pack red in 2012. and we cast seven votes for paul, and we proudly cast 48 votes for the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> north carolina, 48, romney. >> north dakota, 28 votes. >> secretary, i am the governor of the great state of north dakota, the state with the lowest unemployment rate in the united states, fastest-growing personal incomes in the united states, and the only state to have a surplus all four years of recession, because we built its. -- we built it. our state is the home of senator john heoven, representative rick berg, and the home of the divisional i-a champion north could as distinct -- north dakota state bisons, north dakota casts five votes for ron paul. >> north dakota, 23, romney. >> northern mariana islands, nine votes. >> madam secretary, i am the governor from the northern mariana islands. the newest u.s. territory. we joined the american political family in 1978. we are very proud to be here. we are strong believers in god, and we believe in ameri
madam secretary, this year north carolina will be wolf pack red in 2012. and we cast seven votes for paul, and we proudly cast 48 votes for the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> north carolina, 48, romney. >> north dakota, 28 votes. >> secretary, i am the governor of the great state of north dakota, the state with the lowest unemployment rate in the united states, fastest-growing personal incomes in the united states, and the only state to have a...